Editorial: Trump and his oligarchs capture the state
Elon Musk's gesture during an Inauguration Day rally ignited debate over whether he intended to deliver what looked like a ...
Tag: Mordecai Specktor
Jewish cast members talk about the relevance of ‘Parade’
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN It’s been nearly a quarter-century since a Broadway production of Jewish playwright Alfred Uhry’s musical Parade came ...
Editorial: Trump 2.0
An illustration in The Fader (thefader.com) juxtaposed Time magazine covers featuring Donald Trump as the 2024 Person of the Year, ...
Editorial: An uncertain election aftermath
In the final days of the 2024 election season, the discourse has coarsened. A case in point is Donald Trump’s ...
Editorial: Walking in Memphis
A memorial wreath marks the spot on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel where Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther ...
Editorial: Pushing U.S., Israel to stop the Gaza war
On a visit to Israel more than 20 years ago, I found myself in a beautiful home located on a ...
Editorial: Jews of the Black Hills
Visitors to Mount Moriah Cemetery in Deadwood, South Dakota, are attracted by the graves of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity ...
Ben Sidran tours the Midwest, again
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR On the phone this week from his home in Madison, Wisc., Ben Sidran discussed some of his ...
Editorial: What’s the matter with the Minnesota Republican Party?
It’s an election year, 2024, and there’s not much we can do about it. Election campaigns in the United States ...
Music maven from the Motor City
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Cleaning up in the kitchen one night, I flipped on the radio to Minnesota Public Radio and ...
